Forest officials capture sloth bear, release animal into Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

NILGIRIS: A sloth bear, linked to several incidents of straying into human habitat, was captured in Yedakadu village near Kundah and relocated to the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) on Sunday morning.

The bear had killed R Sathis Kumar from Sathymoorthy Nagar on January 3, which was confirmed by forest officials after a field inspection, thereby disproving claims of a leopard attack.

Following retaliation from the residents regarding safety concerns, Kundah forest staff on January 4 set up two cages 150 metres apart in Sathymoorthy Nagar to capture the wild animal.